University Library Faculty

Quetzalli Barrientos is a resident librarian at American University. She supports the research needs of undergraduates, graduate students, faculty, and staff. In 2015, Quetzalli graduated from the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana with a Master… More

Melissa Becher is a Reference/Instruction Librarian and Associate Director of Research, Teaching, and Learning at AU Library. She provides research assistance and information literacy instruction to the AU community. She implements new web-based libr… More

Avery Boddie is a Resident Librarian at American University, joining in July 2017. He assists students via research assistance and instruction. Avery completed his Masters in Library and Information Sciences from the University of Maryland in 2017 wi… More

Rachel Borchardt is the science librarian at American University. Her professional research focuses on the intersection of metrics and libraries, and she has written and presented on the topic in many venues, including a recent book publication title… More

Amanda is the business librarian at American University, supporting the research needs of the faculty and students in the Kogod School of Business. In 2016, she earned her PhD in Information Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hil… More

Nancy Davenport is the University Librarian at American University. From 2006-February 2012, she was the Director of Library Services at the Public Library in the District of Columbia. From 2004-2006, she was President of the Council on Library and I… More

As the public affairs librarian, Olivia supports the research needs of SPA students and faculty through research assistance and collection development in the fields of law, criminal justice, public affairs, political science, and government. Her curr… More

Stefan became the Research Data Librarian at American U. in August of 2013, and the library's Associate Director for Research Data Services in October of 2014. Prior to joining AU, he worked in data librarianship and management positions at Cornell a… More

Mr. Lewis is an inveterate reader and film enthusiast. He is a generalist with a broad array of interests and specializes in assisting faculty and students in locating videos for teaching and research needs.

I have been at American University since 1999 and I am currently the Acquisitions Librarian. Previously I was the Business and Economics Librarian. Prior to AU, I worked as the Business Librarian at Elon College in NC.

Nobue, a native of Japan, moved from New Orleans in 2006 to become the Music/Performing Arts librarian at American University. As the head of the music library in Katzen, Nobue is responsible for the overall management of this very special branch lib… More

Gwendolyn is the Associate University Librarian and Director of Research, Teaching and Learning in the University Library. Gwendolyn's scholarly research is primarily on Contemporary Paganism and she has an MA and was a doctoral candidate in Religiou… More